BIO 161 STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE
Distinguish between anatomy and physiology. - ANSWERS Anatomy - Study of
structure and organization of the body and its parts
Physiology - Study of the function of the body and its parts
Name and explain characteristics of living things - ANSWERS Movement -
change in position; internal, external
Responsiveness - reaction to change
Growth - change in size or not
Reproduction - production of new organisms
Respiration - obtaining oxygen; removing carbon dioxide; releasing energy from
foods
Digestion - breakdown of food into simpler substances
Absorption - passage of substances through membranes and into body fluids
Circulation - movement of substances in body fluids
Assimilation - changing of absorbed substances into chemically different forms
Excretion - removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions
Metabolism - the sum of chemical and physical reactions that occur
Define metabolism - ANSWERS the sum of chemical and physical reactions
that occur
, Name the requirements of a living organism - ANSWERS - Water
- Food
- Heat
- Pressure
- Oxygen
What is homeostasis? - ANSWERS Maintaining a stable internal environment
Explain how a negative feedback system works - ANSWERS Stimulates change
in opposite direction of stimulus
How does a positive feedback system work? Give an example - ANSWERS
Stimulates change in same direction as stimulus; uterine contractions
Distinguish between axial and appendicular portions of the body - ANSWERS
Distinguish between the dorsal and ventral body cavities - ANSWERS
What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? -
ANSWERS Diaphragm
Distinguish between visceral and parietal membranes: locate pleural, pericardial,
and peritoneal membranes - ANSWERS
SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE
Distinguish between anatomy and physiology. - ANSWERS Anatomy - Study of
structure and organization of the body and its parts
Physiology - Study of the function of the body and its parts
Name and explain characteristics of living things - ANSWERS Movement -
change in position; internal, external
Responsiveness - reaction to change
Growth - change in size or not
Reproduction - production of new organisms
Respiration - obtaining oxygen; removing carbon dioxide; releasing energy from
foods
Digestion - breakdown of food into simpler substances
Absorption - passage of substances through membranes and into body fluids
Circulation - movement of substances in body fluids
Assimilation - changing of absorbed substances into chemically different forms
Excretion - removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions
Metabolism - the sum of chemical and physical reactions that occur
Define metabolism - ANSWERS the sum of chemical and physical reactions
that occur
, Name the requirements of a living organism - ANSWERS - Water
- Food
- Heat
- Pressure
- Oxygen
What is homeostasis? - ANSWERS Maintaining a stable internal environment
Explain how a negative feedback system works - ANSWERS Stimulates change
in opposite direction of stimulus
How does a positive feedback system work? Give an example - ANSWERS
Stimulates change in same direction as stimulus; uterine contractions
Distinguish between axial and appendicular portions of the body - ANSWERS
Distinguish between the dorsal and ventral body cavities - ANSWERS
What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity? -
ANSWERS Diaphragm
Distinguish between visceral and parietal membranes: locate pleural, pericardial,
and peritoneal membranes - ANSWERS
